You can configure simulation settings for individual worksteps in a process. Workstep configuration is applied to the selected scenario only.

1. From the Scenarios drop-down list in the Scenarios section (in the Simulation Control Editor), select the scenario to be configured.

2. Expand the Processes folder, then expand the process (for instance, Process1). Expand the Worksteps folder to display the list of contained worksteps.

3. Click the workstep to be configured. Alternatively, you can click the workstep in the Diagram view.

In the Properties view, the General tab displays workstep details including name and label. You cannot modify any information in this tab. The rest of the subtabs vary depending on the type of the selected workstep, and are described in Table 43.

Table 43. Configuring a workstep

Workstep type

Tabs in the Properties view

Description

Activity/ Adapter/ Subprocess worksteps

Task

For an Activity or Adapter workstep, review the workstep performer in the Performer box. From the Time Distribution section (available only for Activity worksteps), you can modify randomization method for workstep instances (see Choosing
a randomization method).

Note: You cannot configure the worktime distribution for an adapter workstep. By default, it is set to 1 second.

For an Activity workstep with a Timeout link, use the Timeout section to enable the workstep timeout functionality. You can specify the timeout duration in terms of hours, minutes, and seconds in the respective boxes.

For a Subprocess workstep, select the Using worktime option and specify the randomization method for the workstep instances in the Worktime Distribution section.

Probability

Allows you to configure the probability setting for worksteps with multiple outgoing links. For details, see Setting
the probabilities.

Objectives

Allows you to add objectives for the workstep (example, the total completion time for all instances of the workstep must not exceed 10 hours). For details, see Defining objectives.

Resources

Allows you to add resources (consumable and non-consumable) and the quantity likely to be consumed for this workstep. For non-consumable resources, you cannot specify a consumption count more than the available count.

Start/ End workstep

Objectives

Allows you to add objectives for the workstep (example, the total count of workstep instances created must exceed 10). For details, see Defining objectives.

Decision gateway

Probability

Allows you to configure the probability setting for the default link and the conditional link. For details, see Setting
the probabilities.